xxi, 404 pages : 23 cm

"Japan attacked British-ruled Malaya on 8 December 1941 as part of a wave of military actions that toppled the British, Dutch and American colonial regimes in Southeast Asia. Within seventy days, the conquest of Malaya was complete, and British forces in Singapore surrendered on 15 February 1942." "The three and a half years of Japanese rule are generally considered to mark a profound transition in the history of the Malay peninsula, but little is known about this period." "This book uses the limited administrative papers that survived in Malaya, oral sources, and accounts written by Japanese officers involved in the Malayan campaign to flesh out the story." --Book Jacket

Includes bibliographical references (pages 362-389) and index

Studying the Occupation -- Note on Malay and Japanese orthography -- 1. Malaya before the War -- 2. The Beginning of the Occupation -- 3. The Japanese Administration of Malaya -- 4. Ethnic Policies -- 5. Education and Propaganda -- 6. The Economy -- 7. Currency and Banking -- 8. The Estate and Mining Industries -- 9. Rationing and Food Production -- 10. The End of the Occupation -- 11. The Aftermath -- 12. Conclusion

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